Re: Let it Be... Naked

"Lebowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Well I've read a lot of debate about this new Beatles release, and well I
> loved the Phil Spector Let It Be to death (pardon the newsworthy pun).
> Reasons?
> 
> 1. Strings elevate a recording, simply brilliant. Look what strings did to
> Sid Vicious' 'My Way' for example. So I love Across The Universe / Winding
> Road etc, don't care if Paul hated them, it worked for me.
> 
> 2. The solo on Let It Be had balls. The original single, well it sounded
> like a rubber band being plucked with a feather, as does the 'new' solo.
> Nice to hear an alternate take, but by the same token it just lacks balls.
> The rest of Spector's overdubs on Let It Be gave it theatricality and
> presence, and the drums were nice and loud. They weren't in the slightest a
> 'tasteless' addition, these elements all enhanced the recording.
> 
> 3. "Dig It" or "Maggie Mae" all added to the 'live' feel of the
> album....giving it a great mix of raw and produced recordings. I think Let
> It Be is a great album.
> 
> As for the new 'Naked' album...well if this was as The Beatles truly
> intended to release it, there would be a lot of pissed off fans everywhere.
> 'Don't Let Me Down', apart from the cool John & Paul harmonies, is a
> shambles ....and 'Get Back' is cut way too short. Short-changing the
> consumer.
> 
> 
> 
> "Bruce Mirken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Okay, I'm shocked at how little discussion of this album there is here, so
> > I'll try to start some:
> >
> > I think for most people the main interest is in the 3 tracks that got the
> > heaviest Phil Spector "Wall of Sludge" treatment on the original release.
> > Here are my capsule reviews of the "new" versions:
> >
> > "Across the Universe":  I didn't mind the original that much, but this is
>  a
> > revelation if you're used to the Spectorized version.  What emerges after
> > all the crap is scraped off is a lovely, acoustic folk song, delicate as a
> > butterfly's wings but quite beautiful.
> >
> > "Let it Be":  I'm not sure whether I like this or the Glyn Johns mix on
>  the
> > original single better, but either is light-years better than Spector's
> > version with its needless, annoying overdubs.  What an exquisite song this
> > is.
> >
> > "The Long and Winding Road":  For me this is the only one of the three
>  that
> > doesn't quite work.  The Spector version is an abomination, but it's clear
> > the Beatles just never quite nailed this one.  This version sounds like a
> > rehearsal.  Paul's vocal is a bit tentative in spots, and the instrumental
> > break feels not-quite-fully-worked-out.  The song did need SOMETHING to
>  make
> > it a finished record -- alas, Spector's version of something was hideous.
> > For my money the definitive arrangement of this song is the one Paul used
>  on
> > the '76 Wings Over America Tour (though I do like some of the touches on
>  the
> > Back in the U.S. version as well).
> >
> >
<>APPLE's Smart marketing Wins again, for The BEATLES-McCartney-MPL
EMI Catalog! Personally speaking, Both albums are fine, thou McCartney
is correct about his original assessment, about his OWN SONGS.In the
long Run, The Complete LIB-Get Back sessions should be released in a
BOXED Set SET, to complement THE Release of the "LET IT BE" DVD set
for Mid Spring 2004.